With my hiatus from doing the podcast, I’m focusing on some of the beers that I had on the early shows (that have been deleted for quality) today I’m having the first beer I had on the podcast which is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. Boston Lager was the first non-macro beer I ever drank and I can honestly say, started me on this long road of loving craft beer. Back in 1989 I believe, I went to Boston for the day and decided to try a local beer. Despite what you may think of Boston Lager, if all you had up to that point was Old Style and Miller Lite, everything about this was a revelation! The color, the aroma, the taste! What the hell is this sweet malt taste, what is this spicy bitterness? This is only 30 IBU, but compared to maybe 10 that the macros have, this was like drinking an IPA now. I’ve been a huge fan of Boston Lager from the first sip, and having on tap is a lot better than the bottle. Still, I could knock off Boston Lager any day.

Boston Lager has a wonderful color to it, the aroma from this was lacking but still decent. The flavor was nice, it has sweetness up front with the Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops adding some spice and bitterness at the end. It has good carbonation and a nice aftertaste. I would prefer this on tap and would rate it higher if I had this out and about. Samuel Adams Boston Lager is a Vienna Style Lager that has a 5.0% ABV and 30 IBU’s, you can find it everywhere and it’s still a nice solid beer!